diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
index bb062ed8f37..376a6137c40 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
@@ -787,7 +787,8 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends ASTVisitor implements ICPPASTVisitor,
 			}
 			IASTName name= node.getName();
 			if (name != null && name.getSimpleID().length != 0) {
-				if (isFirstDeclarator(node)) {
+				if (node.getPropertyInParent() != IASTDeclarator.NESTED_DECLARATOR &&
+						isFirstDeclarator(node)) {
 					// Preserve non-space between pointer operator and name
 					if (pointerOperators.length == 0 || scribe.printComment()) {
 						scribe.space();